The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-18
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Paraanal and LEGAL.

Personal aud Local /
General NJ. T. Donahoe. late general agent of |
the Decline for New England, has been APP |
pointed postoffce inspector at Boston, Mass.
The Indianapolis car works last week turned |
ont ninety-three cars, being the largest number
ever turned out in one week at this manufac-
tory.
VIM r. McKeen, president of the Vandalia
is in the city looking after matters pertaining to
certain changes in terminal facilities at this
pent.
The reelection Of Mr.. Robinson president OF
the Troy & Boston road unanimously means the
carving out the programme to consolidate the
T. & B. with the Fitchburg road-Hoosac Tun-
mel line
The Chicago 81 Northwestern road is in the
market for 800 more box cars, and they have
asked the Indianapolis the Lafayette and the
Terre Haute car works to bid for portion OF
the number
The meeting of general managers called for
tomorrow at Chicago has been postponed until
the I'd or Sd of February. when it will be better
understood what the status Of the interstate
commerce bill is
The employees of the c.. H. & I. are getting up
benefit for Patrick Nader, the section FORE
man, who few weeks ago lost one of his legs
in al accident The boys have set out to make
the benefit 81, 000
The Chicago & Ohio River road, formerly the
D., 0. & 0. r.. road, III the year 1886 increased
its earning 40 per cent over those Of 1888, and
the prospects for the road the present year are
very fattering for an even better showing.
G. W. Fairbanks attorney for the l., B. & W.,
returned from the East yesterday. He reports
the l.. B. d w. and the c., S. & c. consolidation
scheme as progressing as rapidly as could be ex-
pected when there are so many interests to har-
moniZe.
The Baltimore & Ohio has purchased two OF
the finest pier properties the Delaware river
in Philadelphia. This brings that company di-
rectly in competition with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for freights in one OF the
busiest commercial sections of the city.
A prominent railroad man says the effect of
| the interstate commerce bill cannot be seen in
! day. 1t radical step on the part of the gov
| ernmert, and months must elapse before either
railroads shippers can get its bearings. There
| will almost certainly be some litigation.
The interstate commerce bill will be serious
| stab on the pass business. number of the
roads in sending out annual passes send a note
accompanying their issue saying that should
| Congress pass laws prohibiting the issue Of
free passes the pass sent will be subject to re-
| call.
| The Northern lines yesterday experienced q
| good deal of trouble from snow. Through the
| praires it drifted badly. The L., N A. q g.
| train five hours late in reaching Indiauapo-
| lis. The c.. L., st. L. q c. and the st. l.. d P.
were but a few minutes late, seemingly not hav-
ing had so much trouble from the drifting snow.
The Southern Pacific road shows disposition
| to work through scalpers, and the officials have
| issued an order to their transcontinental con-
| nections, the Denver & Rio Grande and Union
Pacific roads, sell tickets in blank to scalpers
| This order is understood to apply to all classes
of overland tickets. limited as well as unlimited.
General Manager Beach. of the Bee-line, has
notified all connections that the company wish
all advertising matter removed from their sta
| tons within thirty days, after which time the
company will remove and destroy all matter of
that character. The Pennsylvania company
seems to have set big ball rolling in tackling
the advertising question so rashly as it did with
the coming in of the new year.
Everything indicates that the Nickel plate
| financial fight has been virtually settled in a
way which will leave the total capitalization of
the road at not more than $40, 900, 00O The
| Cleveland Leader SAYS two more such reorgani-
| cations and scalngs of securities would get
| things down to something like actual cost, and
the property would then be seen to be earning a
very fair interest on the money invested.
The Wagner Palace-car Company discharged
one of their best and most accommodating por-
ters it is stated for furnishing passenger more
blankets than allowed to each berth, yet they dc
not call an agent to account when he sells
berths two or three times over, as is often done
in the Cincinnati cars for Boston and New York
where two sections, under agreement, should be
reserved for passengers from indianapolis.
Within the last week a good deal has been &C
compHsheG in the way of lifting the l., B. & w
out of the financial mire, and carrying out the
consolidation scheme with the e., s. & G. road
and now a strong company will come out of the
consolidation of the weaklings By May / it is
thought the programme which gives so bright ar
outlook will he carried out and the entire prop
critics placed on healthy financial basis.
Already members of Congress are receiving
applications from persons in different parts
of the country for the position of commissions
under the interstate commerce bill, setting fortl
, their qualifications for the important position
and asking the Representatives from their dis
triets to press their applications. Thus far bu
| two Indianans have, SO far can be learned
moved in the matter, and both are retired rail
, road men.
The reform well begun last week among tn
ticket agents, looking to a better maintenance o
rates, has already proven dead failure. On,
of the ticket agents who most strongly advo
Gated the reform, and aided in circulating tn
agreement for signatures, yesterday, without
} blush, offered cut of So per head on six persons
to Florida point When agents of strong line
SO disregard all agreements. this practically be
| ing in effect. it hardly be expected tina
ticket agents of weak lines will maintain rates
Good authority says that c. c. Waite genera
manager OF the G., a. q D. system. will. at al
early day, retire from railroad service to eneag
in banking business. Within the last few week
he has been offered two more important posi-
items than the one he now holds, one being tina
of vice president of the Decline, but has decline
them. Within the last few months he has pur
, chased SOS, 900 of the stock of leading bank il
Toledo and last week ne was elected one of tn
directors, and whenever he chooses to accept tn,
presidency of this bank it is open to him.
Ben: Perley Poore, in the Boston Budget, say
. that Colonel Tom Scott, who for so many year
was president of the great Pennsylvania system
r utterly wore himself out Sleep he looked upo
: as the last resort for busy brain. He almos
lived at desk or OH a locomotive and at the tel
t egraph instrument with reluctant winks o
a sleep, grudcingly given. at odd moments in 4
Pullman car The machine couldn't stand til
labor he exacted of it, even steel rails will wea
8 out, and he broke down at ifty-eight, from pur
q neglect Of the laws Of health Only toward tn
last did he seem to think busy brain and
stomach irregularlv and carelessly fed requir
intervals of rest and repair as we'll as trip ham
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